Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 7377K5

Difficulty date
September 19, 2020
Submitted
September 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7880D
Make and model
Boeing 7377K5
Aircraft serial
34693
Aircraft time
34,590 hours, 26,211 cycles
Part
Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 716
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CENTER WING REAR SPAR VAPOR WEB HAS 2 IN CRACK INBOARD OF LBL 31.83 ALUMINUM STIFFENER; 8.5 IN BELOW TOP OF VAPOR WEB IN ZONE 1. PERFORMED INTERIM SEAL ON VAPOR WEB AT STATION 716 LBL 31.83, PER SRM 57-10-10-1A-2 PARAGRAPH 2C (4)(A). VISUAL INSPECTION OF REPAIR AREA REQUIRED AT 1200 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS OR MORE FREQUENTLY. MAKE SURE THAT CRACK HAS NOT GROWN PAST THE INTERIM SEAL. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED WHEN TOTAL CRACK LENGTH IS MORE THAN THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS GIVEN IN 57-10-10-1A-2 PARAGRAPH 4/ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2.

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